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Title: The Scorpion Rules

Author: Erin Bow

Narrator: Madeleine Maby

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-22-15

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 46 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

In the future the UN has brought back an ancient way to keep the peace. The children of world leaders are held hostage - if a war begins, they pay with their lives.

Greta is the crown princess of the Panpolar Confederacy, a superpower formed of modern-day Canada. She is also a child of peace, a hostage held by the de facto ruler of the world: the great artificial intelligence, Talis. The hostages are Talis' strategy to keep the peace: If her country enters a war, Greta dies.

The system has worked for centuries. Parents don't want to see their children murdered.

Greta will be free if she can make it to her 18th birthday. Until then, she is prepared to die with dignity if necessary. But everything changes when Elian arrives at the prefecture. He's a hostage from a new American alliance, and he defies the machines that control every part of their lives - and is severely punished for it. Greta is furious that Elian has disrupted their quiet, structured world. But slowly his rebellion opens her eyes to the brutality of the rules they live under and to the subtle resistance of her companions. And Greta discovers her own quiet power.

Then Elian's country declares war on Greta's and invades the prefecture, taking the hostages hostage. Now the great Talis is furious and coming himself to mete out punishment - which surely means that Greta and Elian will be killed...unless Greta can think of a way to save them.

Members Reviews:

A very compelling book

The story was amazing, I couldn't stop listening.

The only thing that held it back, in my opinion, was the narration. It wasn't terrible, but some of the character's voices were inconsistent and I wasn't always sure who was supposed to be talking.

V much good

Narrator has very weird stilted delivery, with a lot of unnecessary pauses in the middle of lines and terrible accents. Story was excellent, with compelling characters and ideas.

Fantastic

Great story and reader. The use of AI and hostage children in a post apocalyptic world was fantastic. One of my new favourites

Awesome setting, lacks character depth

I loved the futuristic setting and the descriptions- they offered a glimpse, but didn't take up half the book. I think that the awesome setting and plot would've made for a masterpiece had the characters not lacked so much emotion! I didn't feel connected to them or moved by their struggles and emotions. They seemed quite distant.

I'd love a sequel- with some more character depth.

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Title: Home Fires Burning

Author: William Allen

Narrator: Pat Young

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-01-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 46 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

After a memorable meeting on the road, survivors Luke and Amy head for a possible sanctuary, as their new friends extend an invitation. Able to rest easy for the first time in months, Luke soon discovers he will have to fight, once again, for his life and to protect this safe haven. Learn more about Luke's past, his fateful flight from Chicago, and just how far he is willing to go to protect his friends and the one he loves.

Members Reviews:

Good sequel. Don't miss it.

Any additional comments?

Home fires burning was a great second book. The story evolved naturally and new characters were added in a logical sequence. Be prepared, the scenes become so raw and disturbing I cringed at times.

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Title: Solomon's Arrow

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: J. Dalton Jennings

Narrator: Peter Larkin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-26-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

It's the mid-21st century. The oceans are rising, the world's population is growing, terrorist organizations are running rampant, and it has become readily apparent that humanity's destructive nature is at the heart of the matter. When all faith in humanity seems lost, a startling proposal is announced: Solomon Chavez, the mysterious son of the world's first trillionaire, announces that he, backed by a consortium of governments and wealthy donors, will build an interstellar starship - one that will convey a select group of 6,000 individuals, all under the age of 50, with no living relatives, to a recently discovered planet in the Epsilon Eridani star system. His goal is lofty: to build a colony that will ensure the survival of the human race. However, Solomon Chavez has a secret that he doesn't dare share with the rest of the world.

With the launch date rapidly approaching, great odds must be overcome so that the starship Solomon's Arrow can fulfill what the human race has dreamed of for millennia: reaching for the stars. The goal is noble, but looming on the horizon are threats nobody could have imagined - ones that may spell the end of all human life and end the universe as we know it. Filled with action, suspense, and characters that will live on in the imagination, Solomon's Arrow will leave listeners breathless while at the same time questioning what humanity's true goals should be: reaching for the stars or exploring the limits of the human mind?

Members Reviews:

Six shooter with 12 rounds

The wrighter made rules then the changed unlimeted power when needed This may sound strange I like my scifi more realistic.

Ok start, weird middle, bad ending

If you enjoy religious fanatics, supernatural spiritual powers and the message that people should stay on earth and take care of the planet instead of traveling to the stars... buy this book.

If you like science fiction, don't.

Enjoyed it for sure.

Enjoyable journey once I figured out what kind of story it was. It's worth a listen.

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Title: Diary of the Displaced Omnibus

Subtitle: Books 1-3

Author: Glynn James

Narrator: Josiah John Bildner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-27-15

Publisher: Element 12 Ltd

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 15 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Diary of the Displaced is a genre-breaking saga that is part mystery, part scifi, part horror and part fantasy.

Set in a universe where creatures from the depths of Lovecraftian horror come up against blaster and shotgun-wielding nomadic wanderers, it's not like anything you've ever heard before.

There is a place where nightmares are real. A dark and terrifying place that is hidden from the world we know, by borders that only the most unfortunate of souls will ever cross.

James Halldon wakes up in a strange and dark place, surrounded by endless junk and debris.

He has no idea where he is, or how he got there.

No food. No water. No light. Almost no memories of his past.

And there are things moving in the darkness around him. Things that growl.

And daytime never seems to come....

Members Reviews:

So poorly preformed hard to listen to.

So poorly preformed hard to listen to, if I see this performer on another book I won't listen to it.

Starts out good, gets lame in the halfway

What would have made Diary of the Displaced Omnibus better?

I was hoping more of the survival alone, skip the resistance part completely

What was most disappointing about Glynn Jamess story?

When he reached Sisters of the story started to get lame, resistance etc and trying to trap the nurlath (etc)

What three words best describe Josiah John Bildners voice?

good adaptive

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

disappointment

Any additional comments?

Good start and well played with the mirror and "memories" of London. Well built up story from the beginning. It started to go downhill when he met the sisters. Very good up to the roadhouse even. I quit in the middle, couldn't keep up with the story anymore

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Title: Children of Hope

Subtitle: The Seafort Saga, Book 7

Author: David Feintuch

Narrator: Josh Hurley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 26 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-15-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 31 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The Seafort Saga continues with the shocking return of the predatory aliens and a powerful and unexpected new ally for Nick Seafort.

The planet of Hope Nation has always loomed large in Nicholas Seafort's life. It was there that he built a name for himself, saving the planet from civil war and from the insatiable, fishlike aliens. But not everyone in that colony appreciated Seafort's efforts. Randy Carr, son of Seafort's old friend, Derek Carr, blames him for his father's death and wants Seafort to pay for this bitter loss. Trouble brews for Seafort on Earth and on Hope Nation. A religious group called the Patriarchs fight to gain political control of Earth. The aliens suddenly reappear with an astonishing claim: They have peaceful intentions. As the aliens and their new human allies advance on Earth, hoping to calm its civil unrest, Nick Seafort must fight for the planet's future one final time.

Members Reviews:

a must read

great series would love to hear rest of it thanks great story line very captivating

A Kinder Gentler Seafort

Not bad but weakest of a series that deserved a better finish. Too long.

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Title: The Gods' Day to Die

Author: David Welch

Narrator: Scott Merriman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-07-15

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 25 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Desmond Taylor - a free-spirited loner and heir to a family fortune - didn't mean to fall in love. But when he stumbles upon a beautiful archer deep in the wilderness, they begin an electrifying and wild romance like no other. To make matters even more complicated, the woman is the goddess Artemis.

Like her Mount Olympus kin, Artemis has walked among mortals for thousands of years. But Desmond and Artemis's isolated paradise is violently shattered when they're tracked down by the goddess Athena's insane mortal son: a man hell-bent on killing every last god.

Thrown into a fight to the death, Desmond finds himself traveling the globe at Artemis's side, dodging bullets and proving himself as a fighter. Now, the gods must come together to defend themselves - or risk dying violently at the hands of the psychopath who is hot on their heels. While they are skilled in battle, there are but a few gods left to fight the steady onslaught of mercenaries sent by their vicious nemesis. Can Desmond stop the massacre of the last immortals, or could this truly be the end of the gods?

Members Reviews:

The Cowardly Gods and Spoilers

The title of this book should be The Cowardly God's. This was a major disappointment for me because I am a big fan of the Pantheon / Faye genre.

First this is a one shot book because the author takes to killing immortals off left and right within a couple hours. Apparently the immortals after 4000 years of living on earth have 0 resources to pull from to stop 1 psycho mortal ( 60 years old ) because they are running for there lives most of the time like cowardly chickens. The mortal who is sending hit squads out to kill the immortals has a Army unlimited Russian hit squads members that seem to have a Teleportation ability to show up out of the blue in any part of the United States and the world undetected by law enforcement.

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Title: Exodus: Empires at War: Book 3: The Rising Storm

Author: Doug Dandridge

Narrator: Finn Sterling

Format: Unabridged

Length: 19 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-22-15

Publisher: Mr Doug Dandridge

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 210 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

They're back, and they want to end us.

The Ca'cadasan Empire is at the gates, and they mean to destroy the human race. But we will not go quietly into the night.

The saga continues as Sean Ogden Lee Romanov finds himself the uncrowned leader of the New Terran Empire. After 2,000 years, the old enemy has found them, but the humans are no longer the technologically inferior species they once were. A thousand years of Empire has forged a mighty military that has never lost a war. The Ca'cadasans are still slightly ahead in tech, are much larger, and have never failed in a conquest. There is dissension within as Parliament wants to put their own man in charge, and Sean is woefully unprepared for the task that awaits him. Time is running out, and if the Empire and the species are to survive the new man must be installed, and humanity must rally behind him. New technologies are on the horizon, the technologies on which the course of the war could turn, for better or worse. War rages across the stars on a galactic scale. The third book of a series that will span over a century of time and tens of thousands of light years of space.

Members Reviews:

Really good space warfare

This book in the series is long, but never really dragged at all for me. It was fairly continuous action throughout and didn't get stale. I actually found myself doing the thing that is a hallmark of a good audiobook - I found excuses to keep listening!

i rarely review

Where does Exodus: Empires at War: Book 3: The Rising Storm rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

very high on my personal favorites list

What did you like best about this story?

learning more about the enemy and the new emperors choices, he is turning out to be a worthy leader

Which scene was your favorite?

when Cornelius takes revenge over for his wife

Any additional comments?

I'm mainly posting a review because this series already has 8 books out, and only 3 are on audio, and would love to hear more being I work a lot and cant sit much to enjoy reading a book, they are so well done and the Narrator does an excellent job and bringing these books to life

Classic Space Opera

Where does Exodus: Empires at War: Book 3: The Rising Storm rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

I listened to all three in a row, which I recommend. This is solid military space opera and,, if you like the genre, you will enjoy this. It's not as well developed as early Weber or Ringo and the battles are repetitious if only because of the physics of the battle space. These books could use more character development. The plot lines are interesting and a little unpredictable, which is good. This last book ends on several cliff hangars, so be ready for that and for the next installment. The narration improved dramatically in the last book, which is a plus too. I would rank this as not quite as well written or performed as the Koban series, but still worth your time and money.

Any additional comments?

I'll buy the next book in the series as soon as its available.

great book

please hurry with book 4. i can't seem to stop listening to them when I get them.

A great Series

Excellent continuation of what is turning into a great old style space opera series. An addictive listen. Do not pass this up.

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Title: Starbase Human

Subtitle: Anniversary Day Saga, Book 7 (Retrieval Artist Universe)

Author: Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Narrator: Jay Snyder

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-12-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 81 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Can the fate of a forgotten starbase hold the key to the moons survival?

Long before the Anniversary Day bombings brought the moon to its knees, a far-flung starbase became the testing ground for a diabolical plan: the annihilation of every human inhabitant by an army of clones.

Every lead to the masterminds behind the bombings uncovered by criminal kingpin Luc Deshin dead ended in an Earth Alliance connection.

Undercover operative Iniko Zagrando refused to play patsy for the Earth Alliance Military Division Intelligence Service, and now hes fleeing for his life from his old bosses.

And Frontier Marshall Judita Gomez puts her own life and the lives of her team on the line when her search for the origins of the Anniversary Day assassins leads to an Earth Alliance cloning factory.

From the quiet courage of a Disappeared who struggles to decide whether to come out of hiding to the potent fury of a master criminal who puts a plan in motion to strike back at an overwhelming enemy, Starbase Human brings listeners one step closer to the exciting conclusion of the Anniversary Day saga.

Members Reviews:

The author delivers!

As promised, Ms Rusch has gotten down to business and moved the story forward with plenty of action. Those of us who have waded through, and paid for, middle chapters in the saga which should never have been separate books, are now rewarded with a story beginning to tie up the loose ends in the saga, and there are plenty of them. Lots of good detective work, tense drama and the usual good character development are present in abundance. A good penultimate episode.

The author as weaver...result...beautiful!

Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Jay Snyder have teamed up to produce an intricate tapestry in this saga. Each of the novels in this universe has wrapped threads of questions and speculation around this listener. I keep saying to myself, "I wonder if..." or "Will this character ever..." or "WHAT THE..???" This storytelling team has kept me on the edge of my seat and coming back for more.

With this 7th installment of the saga, "loose threads" are being woven into a complex tapestry that is very enjoyable, very scary and very beautiful. I will definitely be going back to the beginning of the saga and listening to the first 7 books so that I can be ready for book 8.

Thank you - Kristine & Jay - for creating such a masterful work!

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Title: Eden's Exodus: Plague Wars Series, Book 3

Author: David VanDyke, Ryan King

Narrator: Artie Sievers

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-11-15

Publisher: David VanDyke Author

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 50 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The Eden virus is spreading. Blessing or curse, it's apparent that it can't be contained. For the poor and the sick, the Plague is a godsend, yet it puts those infected in the crosshairs of people who fear their own power is slipping away. When these desperate Edens turn to Daniel Markis and the Free Communities for help, he can't refuse. Spooky, Skull, and Reaper are soon struggling to save these Edens - but someone on the inside may betray them.

Eden's Exodus is a Plague Wars novel that continues where Skull's Shadows ended, filling in more of the apocalyptic events of the decade before the incidents of The Demon Plagues, when the world changed yet again.

The Plague Wars series:

Ryan King's Land of Tomorrow series:

Members Reviews:

Good and bad.

Great concept and story line. Poor performance, accents are all the same and the cadence was hard to listen to.

Another good book

Definitely worth a listen! I am now used to the narrator and it is great to see the back story of seller conquest, 2 great series the blend into 1! doesn't matter which of the 2 series you listen to first! thanks keep it up :)

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Title: Titanium Texicans

Author: Alan Black

Narrator: Patrick Freeman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-08-15

Publisher: Alan Black, author

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 98 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Sixteen-year-old Tasso Menzies just finished burying his grandfather next to his mother and grandmother on the family farm when he receives an order from his estranged uncle to come to Capital City. He doesn't want to leave the only home he's ever known. He doesn't want to be apprenticed on a space freighter crewed by Texas cowboys of Mexican descent. He certainly doesn't want to be gone for so long that his home and inheritance are stolen. While trying to fit in and still get home he learns what it is like to live in space, what a cheerleader is, how spicy a taco can be, and that Texicans like a good fight as much as he does.

Members Reviews:

a good book

i found this to be a good book for all ages

the only problem with it was it could have been longer and some things where rushed in two or three places or more but over all i still give it 5 stars

cant wait until more from Alan Black come out as seeing i will be buying them if he keeps up the good work

I couldn't put this book down!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, I'm a big audiobook fan and sometimes I don't try new genres or go away from my norm. I was told this book was good and to give it a listen. Wow, between the authors story and the way the narrator brought this story to life, I couldn't stop listening to it. That said, I'm now a fan of both Alan Black and Patrick Freeman.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Titanium Texicans?

I guess the maturity of Tasso thru out the book was what I enjoyed. How he matured as a person and handled events differently thru out the book.He seemed to get respect from the adults because he was raised correctly and had good manners, I like that. Also how he handled his peers.....and grew-up over the course of the book.

Which scene was your favorite?

Has to be the "taco" event.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes I wanted to but I have a life.....that said, every opportunity I had I was listening. I think it took only a few days....I can't remember ever sitting in my car trying to finish a book because of how much I was into it.

Any additional comments?

If you're like me and listen to your fair share of books, I believe the narrator can make books come to life and I get excited when certain books are narrated by certain folks. I never listened to anything performed by Patrick Freeman but I will now....He seems to be a younger Scott Brick and now has a fan!!!

Great performance

The Narrator did a very good narration with different voices and tones and accents. It was very enjoyable to hear a book I've been reading multiple times.

Poorly written non-space story

What would have made Titanium Texicans better?

Sorry to say that a better writer could maybe have saved the story but probably not. Very amateurish,as in highschool writing assignment amateur.

What do you think your next listen will be?

Not anything by Alan Black. I am sad to say that I gave been burned the last several times by reading/believing Audible reviewers

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

Use an actual Texas accent. As a native Texan I was offended by this narrators extremely poor Texas, Mexican, Texican accent!

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